United States Merchant Marine Academy Academic Overview

Academic Overview

United States Merchant Marine Academy Campus, Kings Point, NY

The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy located in Kings Point, New York. It trains officers to serve in United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, and the transportation industry. Midshipmen (as students at the academy are called) are trained in different fields such as marine engineering, navigation, ship's administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship. United States Merchant Marine Academy is a public, four-years institute located in Kings Point, New York. It is a Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields by Carnegie Classification and its highest degree is Master's degree.

The 2022 tuition & fees is $1,167 for undergraduate students. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate programs and a total of 1,045 students are enrolled. The acceptance rate of undergraduate school is 24% and the graduation rate is 82% last year.

The salary after graduation from United States Merchant Marine Academy varies by major programs where the average earning after 10 years is $98,600. You can check the average salary by the major programs on the area of study page.

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2022 Tuition & Fees

For undergraduate school, in the academic year 2021-2022, USMMA's tuition & fees is $1,167 for New York residents and $1,167 for non-residents.

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2022 Tuition & Fees
	New York Residents	Out-of-State
Undergraduate	$1,167	$1,167

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Key Academic Statistics

The following chart illustrates the 2022 key academic statistics at USMMA. The acceptance rate of USMMA is 24% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 67%. The average graduation rate is 82% and the transfer-out rate is 18%.

The average received amount of financial aid is $4,175 and 12% of undergraduate students received grants or scholarship aid. A total of 1,045 students is attending including both undergraduate and graduate students, and the student to faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Acceptance Rate for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 24 %.

Acceptance Rate

24%

Graduation Rate for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 82 %

Graduation Rate

82%

Transfer-out Rate for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 18 %

Transfer-out Rate

18%

Retention Rate for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 98 %

Retention Rate

98%

Student Population for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 1,045

Student Population

1,045

Student to Faculty Ratio for United States Merchant Marine Academy is 13 to 1

Student to Faculty Ratio

13 to 1

The average received amount of financial aid is $4,175 at United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Financial Aid Amount

$4,175

Directory Information

Directory Information
Address	300 Steamboat Road, Kings Point, NY 11024-1634
Phone	516-726-5800
WEB	https://www.usmma.edu
Admission	https://www.usmma.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://www.usmma.edu/admissions
Financial Aid	https://www.usmma.edu/admissions/financial-aid
Net Price Calculator	https://www.usmma.edu/admissions/financial-aid/cost-attendance
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Offered Degrees

USMMA offers 4 major programs through online and on-site education where 1 programs are available through distance learning. The following table lists the number of programs by offered degree with online class availabilities.

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Offered Major Programs
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class
Bachelor's Degree	3	0
Master's Degree	1	1

Special Learning Opportunities

United States Merchant Marine Academy offers online education (distance learning opportunities) for graduate programs. The school provides study abroad - opportunity which a student completes part of the college program studying in another country programs to its students.
Freshmen (full-time) are required to live in on-campus house (e.g. dorms) at United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	Graduate
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	✗
Teacher Certification	✗
Study Abroad	✔
Campus Housing	✔ (Dormitory Capacity:974)
Board/Meal Plan	✔

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